AIX

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IBM operating system Unix operating system

AIX is IBM’s proprietary Unix operating system designed for enterprise servers and high-reliability, scalable computing environments.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
AIX canonical	30
IBM AIX	13
AIX operating system	2
AIX System Management Concepts and Procedures	1
IBM AIX operating system	1
IBM UNIX	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AIX
Context triple: [IBM WebSphere, runsOn, AIX]

A. OS/360
OS/360 is IBM's landmark mainframe operating system introduced in the 1960s for the System/360 family, known for pioneering modern concepts in batch processing, multiprogramming, and system software design.
B. IBM System z
IBM System z is IBM’s family of mainframe computers known for high reliability, scalability, and support for enterprise workloads, including running Linux at large scale.
C. PowerPC
PowerPC is a RISC-based microprocessor architecture developed in the early 1990s by the AIM alliance (Apple, IBM, and Motorola) and used in a wide range of computers, embedded systems, and game consoles.
D. IBM WebSphere
IBM WebSphere is a suite of enterprise middleware and application server software designed to build, deploy, and integrate large-scale Java-based web and business applications.
E. IBM Jazz platform
The IBM Jazz platform is an extensible, collaborative software development environment that provides integrated lifecycle management tools for teams using IBM Rational solutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AIX
Target entity description: AIX is IBM’s proprietary Unix operating system designed for enterprise servers and high-reliability, scalable computing environments.

A. OS/360
OS/360 is IBM's landmark mainframe operating system introduced in the 1960s for the System/360 family, known for pioneering modern concepts in batch processing, multiprogramming, and system software design.
B. IBM System z
IBM System z is IBM’s family of mainframe computers known for high reliability, scalability, and support for enterprise workloads, including running Linux at large scale.
C. PowerPC
PowerPC is a RISC-based microprocessor architecture developed in the early 1990s by the AIM alliance (Apple, IBM, and Motorola) and used in a wide range of computers, embedded systems, and game consoles.
D. IBM WebSphere
IBM WebSphere is a suite of enterprise middleware and application server software designed to build, deploy, and integrate large-scale Java-based web and business applications.
E. IBM Jazz platform
The IBM Jazz platform is an extensible, collaborative software development environment that provides integrated lifecycle management tools for teams using IBM Rational solutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IBM operating system ⓘ Unix operating system ⓘ
basedOn	UNIX System V ⓘ
certification	UNIX 03 ⓘ
competesWith	HP-UX ⓘ Linux on Power ⓘ linked to: Linux Oracle Solaris ⓘ linked to: Solaris operating system
developer	IBM ⓘ International Business Machines Corporation ⓘ linked to: IBM
feature	high reliability ⓘ journaling file system ⓘ partitioning ⓘ scalability ⓘ virtualization ⓘ workload management ⓘ
firstReleaseDate	1986 ⓘ
hasManagementTool	HMC (Hardware Management Console) ⓘ NIM (Network Installation Manager) ⓘ
includesComponent	JFS file system ⓘ JFS2 file system ⓘ Logical Volume Manager ⓘ System Resource Controller ⓘ Web-based System Manager ⓘ smit (System Management Interface Tool) ⓘ
incorporates	BSD extensions ⓘ
intendedUse	enterprise servers ⓘ high-availability computing ⓘ mission-critical workloads ⓘ
laterPlatform	IBM Power Systems ⓘ IBM RS/6000 ⓘ linked to: IBM RS/6000 systems IBM System p ⓘ linked to: IBM Power Systems
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
marketSegment	enterprise UNIX ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	Unix ⓘ
originalPlatform	IBM RT PC ⓘ linked to: IBM RS/6000 systems
supportsFeature	LPAR (Logical Partitioning) ⓘ linked to: IBM Power Systems NUMA awareness ⓘ PowerVM virtualization ⓘ SMIT-based administration ⓘ clustering ⓘ dynamic LPAR ⓘ micro-partitioning ⓘ
supportsFileSystem	GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale) ⓘ JFS ⓘ JFS2 ⓘ linked to: JFS NFS ⓘ
supportsHardwareArchitecture	POWER ⓘ linked to: POWER2 PowerPC ⓘ
supportsHardwarePlatform	IBM Power Systems ⓘ
supportsPackageFormat	RPM ⓘ installp ⓘ
supportsProgrammingLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Fortran ⓘ Java ⓘ Python ⓘ
supportsSecurityFeature	IPSec ⓘ Kerberos authentication ⓘ role-based access control ⓘ trusted computing base ⓘ
supportsStandard	POSIX ⓘ Single UNIX Specification ⓘ
supportsVirtualizationEnvironment	PowerVC ⓘ PowerVM ⓘ linked to: PowerVM virtualization
usedInIndustry	banking ⓘ government ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IBM WebSphere → runsOn → AIX ⓘ

Oracle Database → supportsPlatform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

Node.js → supportsOperatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

Unix → influenced → AIX ⓘ

Unix → hasVariant → AIX ⓘ

Lotus Domino → supportsOperatingSystem → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

IBM Db2 → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: IBM DB2

IBM MQ → supportsPlatform → AIX ⓘ

IBM RS/6000 → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: IBM RS/6000 systems

IBM RS/6000 → operatingSystem → IBM UNIX ⓘ

subject linked to: IBM RS/6000 systems

linked to: AIX

X11 → usedBy → AIX ⓘ

GDB → supportsOperatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

Netscape Enterprise Server → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

IBM SDK for Java → targetPlatform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

Automatic Storage Management → supportsPlatform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

HP-UX → competesWith → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

System V derivatives → includes → AIX ⓘ

System V derivatives → includes → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

UNIX System V → influenced → AIX ⓘ

Notes Storage Facility → supportsPlatform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

IBM Connections → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

IBM VisualAge family → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

pkgsrc → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

JFS → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

JFS → introducedBy → IBM AIX operating system ⓘ

linked to: AIX

System Resource Controller → operatingSystem → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

System Resource Controller → documentation → AIX System Management Concepts and Procedures ⓘ

linked to: AIX

smit → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: smit (System Management Interface Tool)

smit → runsOn → AIX operating system ⓘ

subject linked to: smit (System Management Interface Tool)

linked to: AIX

Web-based System Manager → operatingSystem → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

Web-based System Manager → platform → AIX ⓘ

Web-based System Manager → runsOn → AIX operating system ⓘ

linked to: AIX

PowerVM → supportsOperatingSystem → IBM AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: PowerVM virtualization

linked to: AIX

GPFS → supportsOperatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale)

NIM (Network Installation Manager) → platform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

NIM (Network Installation Manager) → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

NIM (Network Installation Manager) → runsOn → AIX ⓘ

PowerVC → operatingSystemSupport → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

IBM Power Systems → supportsOperatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

IBM PowerHA for high availability → supportsPlatform → AIX ⓘ

IBM MQ → supportsPlatform → AIX ⓘ

subject linked to: MQ

IBM Integration Bus → runsOn → AIX ⓘ

PowerPC 601 → supportedOperatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

Unix-like systems → includes → AIX ⓘ

InterBase → supportsPlatform → AIX ⓘ

IBM HTTP Server → compatibleWith → AIX ⓘ

IBM HTTP Server → supportsPlatform → IBM AIX ⓘ

linked to: AIX

Deep Blue → operatingSystem → AIX ⓘ

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